Guide

Workspace AI Ultra Access Ends at Annual Renewal: What Changes

By Istar editors
At a glance

Eligible annual Business, Enterprise, and legacy AI Ultra Access converts after July 7, 2026; Education and Gmail-based subscriptions cancel instead.

Quick Answer

Google is removing the Workspace AI Ultra Access add-on. Flexible-plan Business, Enterprise, and G Suite Legacy subscriptions moved to AI Expanded Access on July 7, 2026. Annual and fixed-term subscriptions for those editions move at their next renewal after that date; Education and Gmail-based subscriptions are canceled instead.

The replacement is not a like-for-like rename. After the change, Workspace customers lose AI Ultra Access to Antigravity, Gemini CLI, Gemini Code Assist, and Flow. Google points Antigravity users toward Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, CLI and Code Assist users toward Gemini Enterprise Standard or Plus, and video users toward the Gemini app or Google Vids. Personal Google AI Ultra is a different subscription and is not affected.

Before renewal, identify which seats only need higher Workspace AI limits and which depend on the removed developer or video tools. Do not let every seat convert by default without checking what work it actually protects.

The renewal date is the cutover date

Google’s current AI Ultra Access notice says the add-on is no longer available to buy. Only customers who bought it on an annual or fixed-term plan before 5 May 2026 still have access.

The official transition table separates billing plans:

Workspace case Flexible plan Annual or fixed-term plan
Business, Enterprise, G Suite Legacy Converted to AI Expanded Access on 7 July 2026 Converts at the next subscription renewal after 7 July 2026
Workspace for Education Subscription canceled on 7 July 2026 Subscription canceled at the next renewal after 7 July 2026
Workspace bought with an @gmail.com account Subscription canceled on 7 July 2026 Subscription canceled at the next renewal after 7 July 2026

An annual customer still seeing Ultra Access after 7 July is not proof that the change was reversed. The renewal date controls that account’s cutover.

Offline agreements are another exception. Google says it will not change the current contract. Customers should work with their account manager before renewal; if they do nothing, the add-on is canceled at the end of the current term rather than automatically converted.

What disappears

Once the change takes effect, Google says Workspace Business, Enterprise, Education, and legacy customers no longer receive these products through AI Ultra Access:

  • Google Antigravity. Google’s suggested ongoing path is Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.
  • Gemini CLI and Gemini Code Assist. Google’s suggested path is Gemini Enterprise Standard or Plus.
  • Google Flow. Workspace users can continue generating video in the Gemini app and Google Vids, but that is not a promise of the same Flow workflow or allowance.

AI Expanded Access is therefore a higher-access Workspace add-on, not the replacement home for every Ultra tool. A developer seat and a high-volume Workspace seat now require separate decisions.

Sort the seats before renewal

Use three buckets:

Higher Workspace AI limits. Keep or quote Expanded Access only for people who regularly need more capacity in supported Workspace AI surfaces. If a seat rarely approaches a limit, automatic conversion can quietly preserve unnecessary spend.

Developer tools. A person who relies on Antigravity, Gemini CLI, or Code Assist needs the separate product path Google names. Expanded Access alone does not preserve those tools. Confirm availability and pricing through the relevant Google sales or billing surface instead of borrowing a consumer-plan price.

Flow projects. Export material while the user still has access. Google’s notice says Flow data can be exported with Google Takeout when an administrator enables it. Run a real client job in Gemini video generation or Vids before calling either one a replacement.

Google also says generated Antigravity data is stored locally by default, and Gemini CLI data can be exported with the share command under resume. Audit those stores before the license ends rather than assuming cloud access will remain.

Cancel the add-on, not Workspace

Google offers three actions: accept the transition, move users to Expanded Access earlier, or cancel AI Ultra Access. Its notice says the final Ultra bill is prorated to the cancellation date.

For licenses bought in Admin console, Google says annual or fixed-term customers can cancel the Ultra add-on without penalty and receive the remaining prepaid balance; previously used months are not refunded. Purchases through an account manager or partner must go through that seller.

That special rule applies to the add-on. It does not authorize canceling the underlying annual Workspace commitment without its normal consequences. Keep the two subscription lines separate when making the change.

Personal Google AI Ultra is outside this change

Google’s notice explicitly says the change does not affect Google AI Ultra subscriptions. That consumer plan is separate from the centrally managed Workspace add-on. Likewise, Workspace purchased using an @gmail.com account sits in the cancellation row, not the Business/Enterprise conversion row.

For other account and billing boundaries, see the personal Gmail versus Workspace guide and the annual-plan lock guide.

Renewal checklist

  1. Record the Ultra seat count, billing plan, seller, and next renewal date.
  2. Label each seat as Workspace capacity, developer tools, Flow, or unused.
  3. Quote Expanded Access only for the capacity seats that need it.
  4. Arrange the separate Google product path for Antigravity, CLI, or Code Assist users.
  5. Export Flow and local developer-tool data before access changes.
  6. Cancel only the Ultra add-on when that is the intended action.

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